EPISODE · Mar 23, 2020 · 9 MIN
Object 17: Confusing U
from George's Random Astronomical Object · host George Bendo
4U 1957+115 is a low mass X-ray binary, a binary star system with a normal star about the size of the Sun and a relatively small black hole three times the mass of the Sun, and it also has an unfortunately confusing name.
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4U 1957+115 is a low mass X-ray binary, a binary star system with a normal star about the size of the Sun and a relatively small black hole three times the mass of the Sun, and it also has an unfortunately confusing name.
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Object 17: Confusing U
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